That would be very unlikely, Chris. The people who fly these old aircraft are
not the sort to make elementary mistakes.
Chris
> On 3 Oct 2019, at 14:24, christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Same here. I suspect that the pilot(s) reacted incorrectly, which is to
> apply rudder and roll away from the bad engine.
>
>>
>> I find this a bit strange. I can't imagine a single engine failure would
>> down the AC, unless it was accompanied by a fire. Look at all the times
>> those planes returned home on two engines. I got a flight in a B17 once,
>> to an airshow. On departure from the show, a freshly overhauled prop blew
>> a seal, and we had to turn around and return to the airport, Harlingen tx.
>> The pilot said if it was just the crew aboard, he would have flown back to
>> Ft. Worth on three, but since there were passengers, he chose to return to
>> the field. So we returned there on a dash 80, pretty boring after the
>> 4 hours on the B17.
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